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Heat wave sweeps Assam

Unprecedented heat wave conditions continued to sweep Assam with the mercury soaring to 38 degree celsius, the highest-ever in the state.

There was less traffic on the roads as people preferred to remain indoors. Attendance in schools was also thin. Dhubri recorded 38 degree celsius.

Heavy rain is likely to occur at isolated places in Andaman and Nicobar islands, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura in the next 48 hours.

Severe heat wave conditions prevailed in South Rajasthan. Heat wave conditions also prevailed in Assam, Meghalaya, south coastal Orissa, North Rajasthan and in parts of sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, North Gujarat and coastal Andhra Pradesh.

Day temperatures were appreciably above normal in Sikkim, north coastal Orissa, Kashmir, Tamil Nadu, coastal Karnataka and the remaining parts of coastal Andhra Pradesh.

They were above normal in Telangana and Kerala., the remaining parts of West Madhya Pradesh and parts of Bihar plains and East Uttar Pradesh.

They were markedly below normal in Manipur and parts of Rayalaseema, and appreciably below normal in the remaining parts of Rayalaseema and parts of south madhya Maharashtra and interior Karnataka.

They were normal over the rest of the country outside Arunachal Pradesh and Gangetic West Bengal from where data was sparse.

Thundershowers occurred at most places in Andaman and Nicobar islands, at many places in Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura, at a few places in sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Sikkim and coastal Andhra Pradesh, and at isolated places in Assam, Meghalaya and West Madhya Pradesh.

Mainly dry weather prevailed over the rest of the country.

Rain or thundershowers are likely to occur at most places in Andaman and Nicobar islands, at many places in Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura, at a few places in Arunchal Pradesh, and at isolated places in West Bengal, Sikkim, coastal Orissa, South Rajasthan, North Gujarat, coastal Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and Lakshadweep.

Weather will be mainly dry over the rest of the country.

	Temperatures (Degrees C)
City	Maximum	Minimum
Agartala	33 (0)	27 (+3)
Allahabad	43 (+1)	28 (0)
Amritsar	43 (+4)	21 (-1)
Ahmedabad	44 (+2)	32 (+3)
Aurangabad	39 (0)	26 (+3)
Bangalore	34 (+1)	23 (+2)
Bhopal	43 (+2)	29 (+2)
Bhubaneshwar	43 (+5)	30 (+3)
Bombay	37 (+4)	29 (+2)
Calcutta	32 (-4)	30 (+3)
Chandigarh	41 (+3)	24 (0)
Dehradun	36 (0)	22 (0)
Gangtok	25 (+3)	18 (+4)
Hyderabad	41 (+2)	28 (+2)
Indore	44 (+4)	26 (0)
Jaipur	45 (+4)	27 (+1)
Kanyakumari	33 (+1)	27 (+2)
Lucknow	40 (-1)	25 (-1)
Madras	41 (+3)	29 (+1)
Mangalore	35 (+3)	27 (+3)
Minicoy	34 (+3)	29 (+3)
Nagpur	44 (+1)	27 (-2)
New Delhi	42 (+1)	26 (-2)
Patna	42 (+2)	31 (+5)
Panaji	34 (+1)	30 (+3)
Pune	36 (-1)	25 (+2)
Rajkot	44 (+4)	25 (0)
Raipur	43 (+1)	28 (-1)
Shillong	24 (0)	18 (+2)
Shimla	26 (+3)	19 (+4)
Srinagar	29 (+4)	12 (0)
Thiruvananthapuram	35 (+2)	26 (+1)
Vishakhapatnam	42 (+1)	26 (-1)

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